Bettie Page was commissioned by a guy who has been a fan since his teens, to the chagrin of the Church of the Latter Day Saints next door. This painting can be seen from the freeway and was written up this week at http://www.thestranger.com. Someone complained to the city about graffiti, but the owner countered that this is art. The Hendrix reference is one of several in the city. There is a statue on Broadway, there is a small monument at Woodland Park Zoo's African Savannah, and Jimi's grave is in Kent, outside Seattle. There is mere tagging, then there are murals. The Blue Moon Tavern was a favorite hangout for beat writers Kerouac, Ginsberg etc. The Afghan painting incorporates a very famous National Geographic image. I added graffiti, because I love it.
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Actually, the Afghan image of the girl is from National Geographic in 1984.
NGS actually went back to Afghanistan a few years ago, to find her living in a refugee camp, as a mother of three.
Posted by: Ally McRepuke | November 19, 2006 at 12:30 AM
Ally
I meant National Geographic and I wrote Reader's Digest - how embarrassing. I'm going to go back & change it but leave your correction in!
Next series might be Broadway!
Posted by: Slugbug | November 19, 2006 at 08:40 PM
DiAnne,
My friend Nan, in her 70's, lives in a home on the national Historic register, firmly advocates that graffiti is ART. She pointed out some great scenes in KC but I didn't take a camera. ?!
Didn't realize you were doing series of photography series. Very cool.
Posted by: kj | December 17, 2006 at 04:20 PM